History of Guns

History Of Guns have always been the kind of band that polarise opinion. Either they're a confused jumble of contradictory styles including electronica, punk, industrial, ambient, rock, dance, goth, disco and metal, or they are muti-genre pioneers of music's evolving form.

Centrally comprising of Del Alien (vocals) and Max Rael (keyboards, guitars, programming) they sometimes work as a duo, sometimes with a revolving cast of supporting musicians/contributors.

They self-released two albums FLASHES OF LIGHT (2004) and APOHPENIA (2006), before signing to Line Out Records in 2007. In response to criticism that every song on previous album APOPHENIA appeared to be in a different genre, the band focussed purely on the punk/rock side and scaled back all the electronics. The result was ACEDIA released in 2008 to mostly rave reviews (including a 9/10 score in Rock Sound Magazine).

"it is Max Rael who controls the music (being writer, player and producer). His world of sonic construction and manipulation is, at times, astonishingly open – and yet moments of dense and confrontational music appear all through Acedia. It is as if he has taken a pair of scissors and snipped up rock from the inside out; there are even moments where History Of Guns almost transcend their ultra-depressive aesthetic and aspire to reach Jesu-like realms of soaringly glorious redemption."

– The Dreaded Press

"Overall, “Acedia” sounds almost exactly like what one might have imagined, back in the day, punk rock should be in the twenty-first century. Too bad, most punk rockers never looked beyond their narrow alleys, which History of Guns have clearly done." - Connexion Bizarre

In 2012 they released their 4th album, WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TURN UP AT TWELVE via Line Out Records / Zero State Media. It picks up seamlessly from where ACEDIA left off and ends somewhere very different. It's about life, death, beyond, and all of that.

"It may take a few listens but once it's in your head you'll not regret it." – Somojo Magazine

"This is oddly brilliant, like a goth metal Underworld… they've got the potential to make a truly unique record." – Metal Hammer

The double single Empty Eyes / ...but I'll be waiting, both taken from ACEDIA. Empty Eyes is one of the most powerful songs from the Gun's armoury and ...but I'll be waiting is a dark tale of menace which will grab you like an escaped madman on a dark night.

Fifth of the History of Guns free releases. Now available as a download. Includes a demo track from the forthcoming ACEDIA album. A truly inspired remix from The Resonance Association and the six tracks played at Futurepunk23.